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Students ask Legislature to mandate student board members statewide
Summary
Student advisory delegates urged amending Education Code section 35012 to require at least one student board member in unified and high‑school districts, expand motion rights (while keeping preferential votes), and provide training; legislators raised costs, petition barriers and procedural questions.
Student presenters told the joint education committees that thousands of students have had crucial decisions made without meaningful student input and urged a statutory change to guarantee student representation on school boards.
Justin Echolm and others said the change would amend Ed Code section 35012 to require at least one student board…
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